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Events relating to eritrea
Italian troops occupy Eritrea, a province of Ethiopia
In the treaty of Uccialli, Menelik II cedes the Ethiopian province of Eritrea to Italy
A decision by the United Nations makes Eritrea an autonomous federal province within Ethiopia
The Eritrean parliament votes to merge fully with Ethiopia, ending Eritrean autonomy
As Ethiopian and Eritrean rebels approach Addis Ababa, the leader of the Dergue, Mengistu, flees the country
The new federalist regime in Ethiopia cedes independence to Eritrea
Bitter and devastating warfare breaks out again between Eritrea and Ethiopia as the result of a border dispute